The Tokyo High Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court ruling that sentenced a former Aum Shinrikyo fugitive to life in prison for his role in the doomsday cult's 1995 sarin attacks on the Tokyo subway system that killed 13 people and sickened thousands.
Katsuya ...

A former member of the Aum Shinrikyo cult pleaded not guilty Monday in his trial appealing the life sentence he received for his role in the group's 1995 sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system.
Katsuya Takahashi, 58, was sentenced to life in ...

A former Aum Shinrikyo cultist jailed for life last week for his role in the 1995 nerve gas attack on Tokyo's subway system has appealed the sentence.
Lawyers for Katsuya Takahashi filed the appeal with the Tokyo High Court on Friday, a day after the ...

Family of victims in a series of violent crimes carried out by the Aum Shinrikyo cult will take part in the trial of former member Katsuya Takahashi, which is scheduled to start Jan. 16 at the Tokyo District Court, the victims' relatives said Wednesday.
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A former member of Aum Shinrikyo plans to deny involvement in the doomsday cult's deadly 1995 sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system, sources said.
Katsuya Takahashi, 56, also intends to deny some of the charges against him in connection with two other ...